Used truck prices went "through the roof" as some sleeper tractors jumped almost 60% in price, and with supply chain constraints as they are, this could be the new normal for a while. buff.ly/3AkvOpD (via @CCJnow)
“I think about the fact that if we fulfill this mission, the world is better off and not many opportunities have that.” buff.ly/2UqoGaI (via @FreightWaves)
Kuehne Nagel CEO Dr. Detlef Trefzger and Prof. Dr. Ernst Fehr, Economist at the University of Zurich, met to reflect on the triggers for sustainable behavior and the importance of role models to drive a #sustainablefuture#NetZeroCarbonbuff.ly/36bV9nU (VIA @Kuehne_Nagel)
5 Ways to Step Up Your E-Commerce Strategy: The growth rate in manufacturing #ecommerce sales in 2019 was 20 times faster than the growth in total U.S. #manufacturing sales. buff.ly/3AtpD2E (via @IndustryWeek)
Prices to ship ocean containers are skyrocketing, as persistent supply-chain bottlenecks have cargo owners scrambling to move their goods: buff.ly/2Tt9REt (via @WSJLogistics)
Do we still care about sustainability? Flip through the latest digital edition for an in-depth look at green supply chain trends, e-commerce grocery strategies, and more: buff.ly/3holh4g (via @ILMagazine)
U.S. House passes the five-year surface transportation reauthorization that boosts truck insurance requirements and mandates automatic braking on new trucks. buff.ly/3ybp63s (via @FreightWaves)
Today’s Logistics newsletter has shipping lines straining to add capacity while Ford signals that semiconductor shortage is taking a deeper toll: buff.ly/3Aj4ecA (via @paulpage@WSJLogistics)
Beginning in 2023, all vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds will be required to pay a vehicle miles traveled tax for every mile driven in Connecticut. buff.ly/3qCkjFw (via @OverdriveUpdate)
Kuehne Nagel and IAG Cargo completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta fully carbon neutral after securing initial 1.2M litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): buff.ly/3jmVwnz (via @Kuehne_Nagel)
It's common for spot rates to dip after Memorial Day and then take off again prior to July 4, but this year, DAT reports that spot truckload prices remained stable: buff.ly/2SxNj4V (via @fleetowner)
.@Kuehne Nagel CEO Dr. Detlef Trefzger and Prof. Dr. Ernst Fehr, Economist at the University of Zurich, met to reflect on the triggers for sustainable behaviour and the importance of role models to drive a #sustainablefuture#NetZeroCarbonbuff.ly/3y0reef
Trucking fleets lost the latest round of their legal fight against AB-5, the California law that would force companies to treat truck drivers as full employees and not merely independent contractors. buff.ly/2Sk8wiu (via @TheQuarterly)
A further step towards Kuehne Nagel's 2030 Net Zero Carbon targets: Kuehne Nagel and the Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda shift inbound-to-manufacturing transport from road to rail: buff.ly/3dd14Np (via @Kuehne_Nagel)
Today’s logistics newsletter looks at robot trucks driving straight to public markets, and Russia is warming up to shipping as Arctic ice melts at a faster pace: buff.ly/3gZ0rs4 (via @WSJLogistics)